July 5, 2006

Don’t Like Congestion? Then Maybe You’ll Like Pricing Better

Lynne Kiesling Technology Review has an interview with Kara Kockelman from the University of Texas about transportation technologies, pricing, and other ways of reducing congestion. When asked about the effect of new technology like cameras, she observes that But while information is helpful to those seeking to avoid some congestion, these basic technologies are not …

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A Prediction Market: Will Ronaldo Still Play for Manu Next Season?

Lynne Kiesling I’ve made my first foray into prediction markets, at Inkling. The market is Will Ronaldo Still Play for Manchester United Next Season? I was looking for such a contract at TradeSports, but no such contract exists, so I made my own. The Telegraph reports gossip from tabloid newspapers that includes a claim that …

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